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A would-be Reform UK MP told an undercover reporter that Muslims could not be British and asylum seekers should be put in “concentration camps”. Refers to black children as “animals”. Reform is a party of sleaze, scandals, misogyny and racism, devoid of humanity. Will history repeat itself?

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that a 23-year-old Indian man snatched a five-year-old boy from his mother on a platform in Wuppertal in April 2018 and jumped in front of a train with him. The child survived the attack without serious injuries. In October 2018, the man was acquitted due to insanity caused by paranoid schizophrenia and placed in a secure psychiatric facility. Kussmann contrasted the diagnosis with the belief in demons like Asuras or Pishachas in India, from whom people might receive commands, including to kill. She stated that the man had been deported after about eight years in the secure facility; various media reported on this. At the same time, she questioned whether Western therapies were meaningful for a man with a different cultural background. Using figures from North Rhine-Westphalia for 2025, Kussmann calculated that among approximately 4,300 detained individuals, costs of 623 million euros had been incurred. This amounts to about 390 euros per person per day. For eight years in the secure facility, this totals just over 1.1 million euros for the man. Kussmann questioned why the man had not been immediately deported instead of being treated at the taxpayers' expense for so long. She noted that he had entered as an asylum seeker, attempted to kill a child, and had never received a punishment for the act. #Asylpolitik #PsychischeGesundheit #Gesellschaftsdebatte (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that photos showed politicians' reactions to the case in Grevesmühlen 2024. At that time, due to false reports, it was briefly assumed that a girl from Ghana had been hit in the face by German children and teenagers. Later, this portrayal turned out to be untrue. In reference to the attack this week on a German boy in Frankfurt (Oder) by several youths, who were predominantly perceived as foreign, there were no comparable expressions of outrage and solidarity from the same individuals, Kussmann wrote. She claimed that the reactions depended on the victim's background and quantified the scale from "German = 0" to belonging to asylum origin countries with "100." #Politik #Gesellschaft #Solidarität (translated)

Dr. David Lütke stated that rejected asylum seekers received 0 euros in France, Denmark, and Poland, while in Germany they received 563 euros as well as accommodation, heating, health insurance, child benefits, and a driver's license. He criticized that there was allegedly "no money" for care, pensions, and health insurance. https://t.co/oMHjfEV1G1 #Asylpolitik #SozialeGerechtigkeit #EU (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson criticized the editorial page of Dagens Nyheter, stating that it often exhibited the same contempt for people that it accused its opponents of. She argued that DN portrayed itself as a mediator of decent truth and responded to people who disagreed with condescension. According to Gabrielsson, the newspaper's view of decency lacked class and equality. She also criticized the Center Party (C) for not wanting to discuss substantive issues or collaborate within the majority that had reached an agreement in the parliament. She wrote that C did not want to participate in joint preliminary meetings before the committees and that C had not answered affirmatively to the question of whether the Left Party (V) was included in the same government support. Gabrielsson called it common sense for V to want to know which parties would govern together before a government agreement was negotiated. She questioned how this could be interpreted as S coddling V. Gabrielsson wrote that DN's view of decency did not seem to encompass issues such as unemployment benefits, health insurance, working conditions, and funding for welfare. She also highlighted the working conditions in the gig economy, asking whether it was decent not to prioritize that nursing assistants could live off their pensions. She wondered if it was competent for the government to privatize the employment service, which she believed had opened the door to crime while job seekers were left without help. She asked whether a society could be built together without understanding how people were affected, for example, by the risk of being denied sickness benefits after decades of work. Gabrielsson argued that understanding was not the same as agreeing, and that it was necessary to effect change. She warned that voters might lose faith that their vote made a difference, and wrote that political opponents should try to win support for their direction rather than attempting to impose their will by condescension or circumventing compromises. #politik #samhälle #jämlikhet (translated)

The author claimed that Merkel's asylum policy has so far cost 400 billion in tax money alone. Social follow-up costs have not been taken into account and are likely to amount to several times that. Immigration continues, and with it, costs are rising as well, he wrote. https://t.co/aJ7mJOgyKD #Asylpolitik #Einwanderung #Kosten #DE (translated)

The introduction of the payment card for asylum seekers in Hesse, which was originally intended to reduce the number of refugees, has proven to be ineffective due to technical hurdles and municipal resistance, as the actual decrease in the number of asylum seekers apparently only marginally correlates with this measure. #Bezahlkarte #Asylbewerber #Hessen (translated)

Steffan Nethe wrote that ten years after the death of Maria Ladenburger, the case still leaves him speechless. Ladenburger was raped and murdered in October 2016 at the age of 19 while on her way home from a student party in Freiburg. Her murderer, Hussein Khavari, had come to Germany as a refugee and had previously been convicted in Greece for a serious violent crime, Nethe wrote. As the father of a daughter, he can hardly imagine that his own child would not come home because a person with a serious criminal record strikes again, Nethe explained. The protection of the population must take priority. He demanded secure borders, consistent identity checks, and clear entry rules, as well as lawful asylum procedures for refugees seeking protection and regulated access for skilled workers. Criminal offenders, people unwilling to integrate, and those without residency rights must be consistently deported, he wrote. Nethe also criticized that failures of authorities must not be tolerated when people are exposed to avoidable dangers as a result. Ladenburger would be 29 years old today; perhaps she would have started a family or become a doctor, he wrote. She must not be forgotten, Nethe added. #Gedenken #Sicherheit #Asylpolitik (translated)

Manuel Ostermann wrote that men from the most important countries of origin for asylum seekers are significantly responsible for escalations of violence in Germany. Reality cannot be changed by ignoring, glossing over, or using politically correct formulations, while the people in Germany bear the consequences, he explained. He is not trying to provoke or polarize, but to clearly identify problems so that solutions can be found. Change begins with honesty in the debate, Ostermann wrote. He stands for that, and it is about the welfare of Germany. #Deutschland #Asyl #Gesellschaft (translated)

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 15 OCTOBER 2026 Key news of past 24 hours 1. Kenya — Second Ebola case Importance: 10/10 (Critical). Kenya confirmed a second case in a quarantined relative of the first patient; officials reported no evidence of community transmission. Full source URL: https://apnews.com/article/kenya-ebola-congo-09bbb179f730abecbb2f5b2951e0fc28 2. DR Congo — Ebola disrupts routine healthcare Importance: 10/10 (Critical). Fear of infection and strained services have reduced maternity care and childhood vaccinations in affected areas. Full source URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/ebola-spreads-eastern-congo-mothers-children-shun-vital-care-2026-10-14/ 3. South Africa — Four killed after memorial service Four people were killed and three injured in a shooting after a politician's memorial near Johannesburg. Police have not confirmed a political motive. Full source URL: https://apnews.com/article/mass-shooting-south-africa-killed-johannesburg-4692242f3482ffaa673d7712078c591a 4. Mauritius — Curfew lifted after unrest Mauritius lifted an overnight curfew after protests and unrest following a police shooting. Authorities are investigating the incident. Full source URL: https://apnews.com/article/mauritius-protests-unrest-police-shooting-violence-092308d66d3ecb8a30df7297f1527f93 5. Somalia — El Nino threatens food security Importance: 9/10 (Very high). Aid agencies warned that anticipated flooding and already limited resources could deepen hunger and displacement. Full source URL: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/somalia-faces-growing-hunger-fears-as-el-nino-strengthens/ 6. Mali — Refugee and displacement figures climb Importance: 9/10 (Very high). UNHCR-linked figures showed more than 322,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Mali, alongside substantial internal displacement. Full source URL: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/mali-hosts-more-than-322000-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/ 7. Egypt — New freight railway corridor Importance: 8/10 (High). Egypt is developing an electrified rail and logistics corridor between Red Sea and Mediterranean ports as an alternative freight route. Full source URL: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/egypt-to-build-a-rail-link-as-an-alternative-to-the-blocked-suez-canal/ 8. Senegal — IMF chief comments on debt talks Importance: 9/10 (Very high). The IMF managing director expressed optimism about Senegal reaching a creditor agreement, although no final deal has been announced. Full source URL: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/imf-chief-optimistic-senegal-will-reach-agreement-with-creditors/ 9. Niger–France — Dispute over expelled security agents Niger criticised France's expulsion of two security officials amid allegations reported by French media. The allegations remain contested. Full source URL: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/act-of-ingratitude-niger-condemns-expulsion-of-security-agents-from-france/ 10. South Sudan — UN patrols after deadly fighting Importance: 9/10 (Very high). UN peacekeepers stepped up protection around Rumbek after intercommunal clashes reportedly killed about 70 people; the death toll remains unverified. Full source URL: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/rival-communities-clashes-in-south-sudans-lakes-state-leaves-scores-dead/ #Africa #AfricaNews #AfricaDailyReport #TopNewsOfAfrica #AfricaToday #Mali #MaliRefugees #RefugeeCrisis #ForcedDisplacement #HumanitarianCrisis #UNHCR #Sahel #SahelCrisis #Somalia #ElNino #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #FoodSecurity #FoodInsecurity #FloodRisk #HungerCrisis #HumanitarianAid #Egypt #EgyptEconomy #RailwayInfrastructure #FreightRail #RedSea #Mediterranean #AfricanInfrastructure #AfricanDevelopment

The author argued that Europe needed to act together on migration, citing Ceuta as a sign that action was urgent. They called on Spain to make full use of the Migration and Asylum Pact and the Return Regulation, and said decisions on who entered Europe should be made by member states rather than smugglers. The author described Ceuta as both Spanish and European territory. https://t.co/XqcFzcb3zp #Migración #Europa #Asilo #ES #EU